At first glance, Barbara Fredrickson’s book Positivity seems to be your average, broadly applicable self-help book. Chapter titles include “What Is Positivity?”, “Decrease Negativity” and “Increase Positivity”.  In her introduction, Fredrickson claims her inspiration to write this book came because she felt positivity was “largely uncharted territory” that can drastically [...]

Col. Jeff McCausland (Ret.), CBS News Military Analyst, joins UTTM to discuss rising tensions between North and South Korea.

For the past 8 years I’ve only worked with groups from major school districts, law firms and large companies. This has been an incredibly effective approach and I have been honored to learn from and experience some great leadership teams. It has been so successful in fact that many organizations [...]

Col. Jeff McCausland, CBS News military consultant, joins Charlie at the KMOX studios to talk about North Korea, 10th anniversary of our invasion into Iraq and sequestration cuts to defense. CLICK HERE to hear the full audio

Connected; The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives – How Your Friends’ Friends’ Friends’ Affect Everything You Do. (Little Brown & Company, 2009) By Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, PhD & James H. Fowler, PhD It is significant that the 2010 film The Social Network opens [...]

(Article originally published by the Carnegie Council) The New Obama National Security Team  In the aftermath of the inauguration, the Senate has begun confirmation hearings for President Barack Obama’s overall cabinet and national security team for the second term. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) was easily confirmed as secretary of state and [...]

“I suppose dozens of operations orders have gone out in my name, but I never, throughout the war, actually wrote one myself … one part of the order I did, however, draft myself – the intention.  It is always the most important, because it states … just what the commander [...]

I can’t believe it! We are already over three weeks into 2013 and even though the holidays seem like a distant memory you may still have the side effects still hanging around. I’m talking about low energy, fatigue, sugar cravings and a few extra unwanted pounds might have you cursing [...]

CBS News military analyst Jeff McCausland comments on the recent Algerian hostage crisis and conflicting reports that have arisen.

The movie Lincoln is a case study in how a leader creates a vision for an organization, communicates that vision, and evolves the vision over time.  Lincoln realized a leader must develop and articulate a vision in a fashion that followers can “digest” and accept.  The leader must also take [...]